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South Shropshire

Constituency

The west of the West Midlands. About 96,393 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1,823 square kilometres.

MP for South Shropshire

Stuart AndersonConservativeMP since

They won by 1,624 votes on a 67.4% turnout.

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Radon Affected Area by constituency

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 90% of people in South Shropshire live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Majority, 2024 general election
3.1%
Joint 70th smallest majority of 650
House of Commons Library · Jul 2024
Turnout, 2024 general election
67.4%
93rd highest turnout of 650
House of Commons Library · Jul 2024
Population
94,935
144th least populated of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
90%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index

2024 general election result

Candidates in South Shropshire at the general election on 4 July 2024, in finishing order
CandidatePartyVotesShare
Stuart AndersonElectedConservative17,62834.1%
Matthew GreenLiberal Democrat16,00431.0%
Charles Shackerley-BennettReform UK9,17117.8%
Simon ThomsonLabour6,93913.4%
Hilary WendtGreen Party1,9113.7%
Electorate
76,677
Turnout
67.4%
Majority
1,624 (3.1%)
Valid votes
51,653
Rejected ballots
209

Polling day . Shares are of valid votes; turnout is valid votes as a share of the electorate. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: House of Commons Library, UK Parliament election results. The result from the House of Commons Library

How South Shropshire compares

Each dot is a constituency. The black line marks the middle one.

South ShropshireMiddle
Majority, 2024 general election650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024
Majority, 2024 general election: every constituency in UK650 areas from 0.0% to 60.6%. The middle area is 14.1%. South Shropshire is 3.1%.
3.1%joint 70th smallest majority
Turnout, 2024 general election650 constituencies, UK · Jul 2024
Turnout, 2024 general election: every constituency in UK650 areas from 40.0% to 75.2%. The middle area is 60.0%. South Shropshire is 67.4%.
67.4%93rd highest turnout
Population650 constituencies, UK · 2021
Population: every constituency in UK650 areas from 26,159 to 151,876. The middle area is 100,988. South Shropshire is 94,935.
94,935144th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares650 constituencies, UK · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every constituency in UK650 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 39.0%. South Shropshire is 90.0%.
90%joint 112th most people in radon Affected Areas

Every constituency ranked: population and people in radon affected area squares.

What is the population of South Shropshire?

South Shropshire had 94,935 usual residents at the census.

South Shropshire is the 144th least populated of 650 in the UK.

Figures for the whole of Shropshire

Most of South Shropshire lies in Shropshire. These figures are published for the whole of Shropshire, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not South Shropshire itself. See Shropshire

Average house price
£275,232
Down 1.3% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,991
122nd lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.4×
Joint 167th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
17.6
Joint 130th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
South Shropshire in brief

The winner in South Shropshire had a majority of 3.1% of valid votes at the general election on 4 July 2024.

Turnout in South Shropshire at the general election on 4 July 2024 was 67.4%.

South Shropshire had 94,935 usual residents at the census.

About 90% of people in South Shropshire live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.